Aerial projectile



Dec. 6, 1949 w. N. RACINE AERIAL PROJECTILE Filed Oct. 1, 1947 Inventor Wallace N. Racine A ttorn eys Patented Dec. 6, 1949 2,490,4ill

' AERIAIJ PROJECT-LEE I Wallace N. Racine, Corvallis reg. v

' Application October 1, 1947QSerial-N0.777,334-

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Anobject at the inven iqniste v de: a rial Dmlectiles or missiles. efi sub tantially li-Sh m at; the: apex; of one side, and withthe index finger ii. and; middleifingen 9;.disposed at the opposite sides of :theapex. of theopposite side oi'the projectile or missile 3.

with sharpened or pointed ends adapted to stick ..'The.-i nner;-o1iilead: ends of: the. projectile or misinto a target board when thrown at the same by a player.

Another object of the invention is to provide substantially U-shaped projectiles or missiles, said projectiles or missiles being preferably oppositely and outwardly bowed or angled adjacent the central portion of each of their legs, and having their ends angled off to form sharpened prongs or points adapted to stick into a target when said projectiles or missiles are thrown at the target in such a manner as to impart a rotary motion to said projectiles or missiles.

A further object of the invention is to provide substantially U-shape missiles or projectiles whose opposite sides are angled outwardly and knurled, and the ends of said missiles or projectiles being angled oif to provide sharpened or pointed lead ends adapted to stick into the target board when thrown by persons playing the game.

Other objects will appear as the description proceeds.

In the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this application,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the game in use;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the improved projectile or missile; and

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail view of one of the angled and sharpened target penetrating points of a projectile or missile.

Like characters of reference are used throughout the following specification and the accompanying drawing to designate corresponding parts.

In carrying out the invention, there is provided a target board generally designated by the reference numeral I having concentrically arranged target areas or rings 2, the same being adapted for support upon any wall or object in vertical position.

The game will include a plurality of similarly formed aerial projectiles or missiles 3 of substan tially U-shape being looped as at 4 on their rear ends and formed with the outwardly extending oppositely disposed angled portions 5 formed approximately centrally of each leg of the projectile or missile 3.

The angled portions 5 may be knurled as at 5 to provide for the better holding of the projectiles or missiles with a thumb 1 disposed on one side sile 3 will be tapered or angled to provide fiat sides Hi having sharp edges l l between said sides, and terminating in the sharp points l2 which are adapted to stick into the target board I when thrown by a skillful player.

In operation, one or more players will stand away from the target board I, and will grasp the projectiles or missiles 3 as shown in Figure l, and will throw the same at the target board 5. The fact that the thumb leaves the projectile or missile 3 before the index finger 8 and middle finger 9, will cause the projectile or missile 3 to rapidly rotate during its flight, thus keeping the pointed ends of the projectile or missile toward the target board I while in the air and in flight.

The missile or projectile hereinbefore referred to is so shaped or formed for three reasons, first, in operation a player throws the missile or projectile in any conventional manner, releasing the missile or projectile when the points are towards the target, giving a definite spinning action around its longitudinal axis, due to the fact that the thumb releases first and the index and middle fingers last. This action is accented by slight wrist action accordingly giving more spin to the projectile or missile.

Second, an aerodynamic quality which has a decided effect on keeping the points foremost in flight besides the fast longitudinal rotation is, in its forward rotational flight a cone of air pressure against the surface of the missile or projectile directly behind the angled portions 5 inclusive of angle 4, in line with the inside of the points, this air pressure tends to keep the rear portion in its respective position in its forward flight.

Third, the angle portions 5 are angled at this point for approximate dynamic balance for apparent reasons, also to force the player to hold the missile or projectile at this point when releasing, tending to stop erratic flight. It will be seen that the missile or projectile appears to be aerodynamically streamlined.

From the foregoing description, it will be apparent that there has been devised and provided a highly amusing and efiicient form of game utilizing substantially U-shape aerial projectiles or missiles which require considerable skill and practice in throwing at a target so as to insure a reasonably high score when playing the game.

While the preferred embodiment of the instant invention has been illustrated and described, it will be understood that it is not intended to limit the scope of the invention thereto, as many minor changes in detail of construction may be resorted to without departure from the spirit of the invention.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. An aerial projectile including an arcuate end, a'pair of outwardly diverging opposed legs extending from said arcuate end, a pair of inwardly converging opposed extension members extending from the extended ends of said legs, a pair of parallel tapered and sharpened pointed members projecting outwardly fromthe ends of said extension members forengaging in a game board.

2. The combination of claim 1, wherein the opposed juncture points between the legs and extension members are disposed centrally between the arcuate end and the points of the parallel pointed members and define the center of balance.

3. An aerial projectile including a substantially arcuate closed end, opposed side members diverging outwardly from said end and a pair of parallel piercing ends extending from said side members for engaging in a game board.

4. The combination of claim 3, wherein knurled oppositely disposed outwardly extending angled finger and thumb engaging portions are disposed on said side members centrally of said closed end and the points of the parallel piercing ends.

5. A rod-like aerial projectile including a closed end, a pair of parallel tapered ends and a pair of opposed outwardly bowed knurled leg sections connected between the closed end and the parallel tapered ends.

WALLACE N. RACINE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date D. 30,896 Prelle May 30, 1899 1,912,873 Vanhoutteghem June 6, 1933 

